Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-05-10


might; was at that time five and one
half months advanced in pregnancy
she says at the second attempt upon
her person she lost consciousness and
can't remember how long she remain.
ed In that state; after be was unsuc.
cessful In his third attempt he told
her she could go; and picked up some
OF her things and slung or kicked them
towards the door and she strolled out
but before she reached the door he
grabbed ber and said he wanted the
$40 she had takeh from the table and
said was going to give you that az
pay for what i have enjoyed tonight
she told him she wouldn't take IL and
told him he could have ber money; be
then seized her the fourth time and
flung her onto the bed; at that
lime they heard voices talking oppo.
site and he went TO the door and
kicked her out; she then walked across
the street and placed her things on
the ground and readjusted her hat
and Strengthened her hair; and stood
and cried and young man came up
to her and asked her what was the
trouble; and he escorted her to hotel
and she told the young man she had
been mistrea;ed in that house; after
she srrived at the hotel she made Il
complaint TO Mr.. and Ms. Rhode
about her mistreatment; the young
man told her il was then about 5
o'clock; after this treatment by Nc.
Gurk sbe says she was attacked by
pains in the back and chest: and bled
from the mouth and has never Tecov.
cred from II yet; he left bruised
place on her knee was all -he noticed.
The witness here identified DIR. Wood
as the physician who examined her.
After this occurrence she says some oi
her und-rclothes were torn in pieces
and her psrssol was also broken; af.
ter she got TO Mr.. Rhodes she was 50
sick she laid down on the bed but was
too sick to lie down and rose up and
sat on the bed: wa, In Miles City once
about tive years ago; never seen Me-
Gurk before to know him: she says
since that time the least scare will
make her hysterical. Witness testifi-
ed that she was not positive that he
accomplished his desire more than one
time ~ she WAS suffering too much the
second time To know; saw one colored
woman after | left the house where
McGurk was.
At this point in the trial the witness
was cross examined 10y A. f. Burleigh,
ESD. and testified a. follows: Have
lived in this country five years and
two months; lived two years and seven
months in It. Paul the balance Of the
time at Major Jackson's at Fort
Keogh and Fort Custer; she says she
was married before this occurrence in
August lss5 at Fort Custer by travel.
ing minister at Captain Jackson'- only
one person was present and he wa
discharged and has gone 10 California
married William Stupe; at that tim,
name was Dora Sorensou; never wen
by the name Of Sanderson; can read
and writeDsnish reached Miles City il
the night time; there was persons a
the hotel where come; might hav,
been three persons there; she says sh'
can only remember a colored girl
stopped at the depot about ten min
utes; believe there was no one com,
there; don't remember whether othel
persons were there or not; saw nobody
on the platform; at the time sne was Ia
conversation with McGurk; this color
ed lady told her to go along with him
and she would receive nice treatment
she says she first addressed Mr.. Nc
Gurk after getting off the train; she
says McGurk addressed her first and
told her he had a nice hotel at - per
week and advised her 10 60 with him,
and she told him she would go II she
could save money by 1t; he told her
to come with him and let him carry
her things; didn't ask the colored girl